Users Guide
bgp bestpath med missing-as-best
During path selection, indicate preference to paths with missing MED (MULTI_EXIT_DISC) over paths with an advertised MED attribute.
Syntax
bgp bestpath med missing-as-best
To return to the default selection, use the no bgp bestpath med missing-as-best command.
Defaults Disabled
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
Supported Modes Full–Switch
Command History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
9.2(0.0) Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
Usage Information The MED is a 4-byte unsigned integer value and the default behavior is to assume a missing MED as 4294967295.
This command causes a missing MED to be treated as 0. During path selection, paths with a lower MED are
preferred over paths with a higher MED.
bgp bestpath router-id ignore
Do not compare router-id information for external paths during best path selection.
Syntax
bgp bestpath router-id ignore
To return to the default selection, use the no bgp bestpath router-id ignore command.
Defaults Disabled
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
Supported Modes Full–Switch
Command History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
9.2(0.0) Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
Usage Information Conguring this option retains the current best-path. When sessions are then reset, the oldest received path is
chosen as the best-path.
bgp client-to-client reection
Allows you to enable route reection between clients in a cluster.
Syntax
bgp client-to-client reflection
To disable client-to-client reection, use the no bgp client-to-client reflection command.
296 Border Gateway Protocol IPv4 (BGPv4)